Opinions
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“Aid Breathalyzer” to Measure Economic Growth! |
| Kenyan academicians should develop an “aid-breathalyzer” to enable citizens determine whether growth is merely an artificial feeling due to donors or is driven by African entrepreneurs and business people.... |
Product Stewardship
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Learn to Read Instructions |
| To achieve maximum results, it is always important to read and follow instructions provided in any product including agrochemicals. This prevents one from jumping into conclusions that a certain product should therefore be done away with.... |
Development
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Economic Governance and Sustained Growth |
| Economic growth is available to all who make the effort to achieve it. High – quality growth requires accumulation of capital as well economic efficiency through good governance... |
Q&A
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Africans Slowly Owning Development Process |
| In the past, Africans have been dependent on donor organizations for contributing to their various development activities. The new leadership in Africa is demanding to take that role to develop agriculture, bring in foreign direct investors with conditions that the investments are suitable for Afre... |
Profiles
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History of Lubumbashi |
| The city was founded by the Belgians in 1910 which prospered with the development of a regional copper mining industry.... |
Commentary
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Lack of Confidence: Barrier to Africa’s Development |
| For over 50 years, Africa’s development process has been minted either by international donors or foreign governments, without any input from local African experiences and values. The result is partly responsible for the long-running distortions in Africa’s progress.... |
News Round Up
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The World Economic Forum on Africa |
| This year’s forum has attracted more than 700 participants from 42 countries, including five heads of state and a cross-section of CEOs. The event will focus more strongly on what action is needed to drive growth in Africa... |
Agriculture
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Varsity Pursues Crop protection in Africa |
| Millions of small holder farmers are not achieving their agricultural potential due to lack of relevant crop protection information. As a result, they have ended up carrying out poor stewardship of agricultural farm inputs, thereby incurring damage and losses... |
